financial crime specialists

A Big 4 financial institution is undertaking a major financial crime project. As part of this nationwide uplift, we are rapidly scaling our risk operations to reinforce key AML/CTF, Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), and regulatory compliance initiatives.

We are seeking experienced Financial Crime professionals who can hit the ground running across several core capabilities within the project:

• Risk & Senior Risk Analysts: Driving complex investigations end-to-end, transaction monitoring alerts, and high-risk customer reviews.

• Quality Analysts (QA): Conducting file audits, risk decision reviews, and ensuring strict adherence to AUSTRAC operational standards.

• Reporting Specialists: Extracting risk data, building operational dashboards, and preparing statutory Suspicious Matter Reports (SMRs).

Key Responsibilities

• Execute thorough end-to-end financial crime investigations, assessing money laundering, sanctions, or terrorism financing risks.

• Draft detailed, accurate Suspicious Matter Reports (SMRs) for AUSTRAC submission.

• Audit completed case files to ensure qualitative standards and internal compliance metrics are maintained.

• Analyse complex transaction data and customer profiles to inform risk remediation outcomes.

• Collaborate with senior risk leaders to identify emerging financial crime typologies and operational bottlenecks.

What You Bring

• Proven Experience: Prior background in a bank or major financial institution within AML/CTF, KYC/EDD, Sanctions, or Fraud operations.

• Regulatory Knowledge: An understanding of AUSTRAC regulations, SMR frameworks, and financial crime risk typologies.

• Technical & Analytical Skills: Proficiency with enterprise transaction monitoring systems, risk management platforms, and data analysis tools (SQL or advanced Excel advantageous).